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AD 58-16-01 ACTIVE

Cigar Lighter Fuse
Key Information
AD Number 58-16-01 Status Active
Effective Date Not specified Issue Date September 26, 1958
Docket Number Unknown Amendment N/A
Product Type ["Aircraft"] Product Subtype ["Small Airplane"]
CFR Part --- - Part 39 CFR Section --- - _EMPTY_
Citation This information is not available.
Applicability
Manufacturer(s) Piper Aircraft Inc.
Model(s) PA-20 PA-22
Regulatory Text

58-16-01 PIPER: Applies to Model PA-20 Serial Numbers 20-1 to 20-1121 Inclusive, and Model PA-22 Serial Numbers 22-1 to 22-6087 Inclusive, That Have Cigar Lighters Installed.

Compliance required within next 100 hours of operation.

To preclude the possibility of blowing the master fuses, due to a short circuit caused by a faulty cigar lighter element, install a 15-ampere standard fuse, Bussman No. AGC-15 or equivalent, in the wire between the cigar lighter and the ammeter.

(Piper Service Bulletin Number 163A covers the same subject.)

Office of Primary Responsibility
["AIR-720: Operational Safety Branch"]